Health & wellbeing news

Parenting Information Sessions

There are some parenting sessions being held by the City of Yarra during September.

Body Safety for Children delivered by ChildSafe is designed to teach parents ways to support their children staying safe and includes language, tools and practical safety advice. Online on Wednesday 13 September @ 6pm.

Rescheduled from August

ADHD and your Child will be delivered online on Wednesday 6 September @ 7pm and is designed to help parents understand the different types of ADHD, identify challenges faced and to help develop skills to enable their child to advocate for themselves. Below is the flyer for these sessions with further information and ways to book.

As always, the Yarra City website is updated routinely and lists all upcoming events.

Parenting information sessions | Yarra City Council

Health Day

Thank you to all the staff and students who were involved with running a successful Health Day on Tuesday the 1st of August. It was such a fun day and a great opportunity for students to join in on health activities and connect with local community services. We hope you had a fun day!

Wear It Purple Day

Wear It Purple Day was celebrated on Friday the 25th of August. Wear It Purple Day is a day to foster supportive, safe, empowering, and inclusive environments for rainbow young people. This years theme - "write your story" - was generated by Wear It Purple’s youth action council, placing emphasis on the importance of personal expression and individuality for rainbow youth. You can check out the upcoming events hosted by Minus 18: Events | Minus18

Student Wellbeing Hub (Online)

Want to find out how to keep healthy, happy and get the most out of school?

The Student Wellbeing Hub is your place to find topics and student learning resources on things like dealing with bullying, how to be smart online, and lots more. You can find games, videos, and websites just for you!

Check it out- Student Learning Resources | Student Wellbeing Hub

Body Kind - Butterfly Foundation

September is Butterfly Foundation’s BODY KIND month. Finding ways to like, accept, love, or even feel positive about your body can be challenging in the world we live in today, but we can all try to be a little kinder. Being Body Kind is how we nourish, nurture and move our bodies. It’s about the language we use out loud, online, and in our heads – to ourselves and others.

Watch this video to find out more about what it means to be body kind: What does it mean to be BODY KIND? - YouTube

For more information or support go to: Support for Eating Disorders and Body Image Issues | Butterfly Foundation

Parent and Carer Webinars - Esafety Commissioner

These live webinars give parents and carers the knowledge, skills, and tools to support their children to have safe online experiences. The 2023 webinars include a broad range of topics that will be delivered by expert education and training team.

For more information about dates and registrations, see here: Webinars for parents and carers | eSafety Commissioner